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Juan Antonio Quintana
Juan Antonio Quintana (1939 – 15 February 2022) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Zaragoza in 1939. The only son of Juan, a bank clerk, and Felisa, a housewife, he was fond of cinema and theater from an early age. He studied Philosophy and Letters at the University of Zaragoza and the Complutense University of Madrid, University of Madrid. He made his theatrical debut at the age of seventeen, at the University of Zaragoza, with the play ''The Lesson'' by Eugène Ionesco. He finished this eight-year stage as a university actor, participating in the staging of ''Fuenteovejuna'', by Lope de Vega, directed by Alberto Castilla at the Teatro Nacional Universitario in Madrid, which won the Grand Prix du Festival Mondial de Théâtre de Nancy (France). In 1966 he staged his first production of ''The Maidens' Consent'', by Leandro Fernández de Moratín. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the center of both Aragon and the Ebro basin. On 1 January 2021 the population of the municipality of Zaragoza was 675,301, (the fifth most populated in Spain) on a land area of . The population of the metropolitan area was estimated in 2006 at 783,763 inhabitants. The municipality is home to more than 50 percent of the Aragonese population. The city lies at an elevation of about above sea level. Zaragoza hosted Expo 2008 in the summer of 2008, a world's fair on water and sustainable development. It was also a candidate for the European Capital of Culture in 2012. The city is famous for its folklore, local cuisine, and landmarks such as the Basílica del Pilar, La Seo Cathedral and the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maidens' Consent
''The Maidens' Consent'' ( es, El sí de las niñas ) is a play by the Spanish playwright Leandro Fernández de Moratín. It was written in 1801 and first performed in 1806. The play is a satirical commentary on Spanish social norms of the time and has since become part of the repertoire. 37,000 people saw the play performed during the 26 days it ran at Madrid's Teatro de la Cruz, a figure equivalent to around 25% of the population of the Spanish capital during the period. Plot summary Act 1 A rich, elderly, bachelor (Diego) from Madrid and his servant, Simón, have traveled to the city of Guadalajara to escort a poor 16-year-old girl (Francisca) and her mother back to the capital. They stop in the town of Alcalá de Henares to stay for the night. While there, Diego tells Simón that he is engaged to Francisca. He has never met the girl before, but her mother, Irene, has assured him, mostly through letters, that the girl is delighted to be marrying him. Diego has been looking f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Actors
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2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar En Tiempos Revueltos
''Amar en tiempos revueltos'' (Spanish for "Love in Troubled Times", or, more literally, "Loving during Turbulent Times"), is a Spanish soap opera set in the times of the Spanish civil war and Francoist Spain. The serial was aired from 2005 to 2012 on La 1 of Televisión Española. Following disagreements of producing company Diagonal TV with RTVE, the fiction was relaunched in January 2013 on Antena 3 as ''Amar es para siempre''. The broadcasting run from 27 September 2005 to 16 November 2012 comprised 1,707 episodes, 8 special episodes and 1 recap episode. The series has won prizes in Spain and a silver medal in the New York Festival. Seasons 1936–1945 Season 1 Started: 26 September 2005 Ended: 26 June 2006 Episodes: 199 Main love story: Andrea Robles ''(Ana Turpin)'' & Antonio Ramírez ''(Rodolfo Sancho)'' Main cast: , Rodolfo Sancho, , Pilar Bardem, , Luisa Gavasa, , Félix Gómez, , , , and Francisco Algora. 1945–1948 Season 2 Started: 11 September 2006 Ended: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Y Los 7
' (), is a Spanish prime-time television family comedy series that originally ran on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española (TVE) for five seasons from 18 March 2002 to 30 May 2005, starring Ana Obregón as a stripper who becomes the nanny of seven children from an upper-class family. The series was created by Obregón herself and has spawned several foreign adaptations in Portugal, Mexico, Italy and Chile. Plot Ana García Palermo, is a struggling exotic dancer who tries to hide her double life as a nightclub stripper and a nanny of the seven unruly children of Fernando Hidalgo, a rich banker and recent widower, with whom she falls in love. Episodes Cast and characters Foreign versions The series has spawned several foreign adaptations. It was adapted in Portugal as ', Mexico as ''Mi corazón es tuyo'', Italy as ''Anna e i cinque'', and Chile as ''Ana y los siete''. References External links ''Ana y los 7'' at RTVE Play * {{Authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Hache
Eva María Hernández Villegas (born 7 August 1971), better known as Eva Hache, is a Spanish comedian, actress and television show hostess. Among other performances, she is known for her late night show '' Noche hache'', and for hosting two successive Goya Awards ceremonies (2012 and 2013). Biography Hache was born in Segovia, Castile and León. After majoring in English, she began her career as a stage actress. She performed in several classical plays with director Juan Antonio Quintana's company at the ''Aula de Teatro'' of the Universidad de Valladolid. After four years, she decided to take some free time to travel around the world, and on her return in 2000 played in a self-produced cabaret piece, ''Todo por la Talanga, el Chou'', in which the audience played an active role. She managed to do comedy monologues in several programs for the Paramount Comedy channel until, in 2003, she won the 4th Monologue Contest from the Comedy Club (''El Club de la Comedia''). After th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Fernández De Moratín
Leandro Fernández de Moratín (; 10 March 1760 – 21 June 1828) was a Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet. Biography Moratín was born in Madrid the son of Nicolás Fernández de Moratín, a major literary reformer in Spain from 1762 until his death in 1828. Distrusting the teaching offered in Spain's universities at the time, Leandro grew up in the rich literary environment of his father and became an admirer of Enlightenment thought. In addition to translating works of Molière and William Shakespeare into Spanish, he himself was a major poet, dramatist and man of letters whose writings promoted the reformist ideas associated with the Spanish Enlightenment. Early in his career, he was supported by statesman and author Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, who, in 1787, arranged for him to study for a year in Paris. In 1792, the Spanish government provided the funds for him to travel to England in order to extend his education. In 1790 he published his first co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Castilla
Alberto Castilla Buenaventura ( Bogotá 9 April 1878 - Ibagué 10 June 1937), was a Colombian composer. He was born in Bogotá. He was also an engineer, journalist, poet, writer, mathematician and musician. He founded the Conservatory of Tolima The Conservatory of Tolima is one of the most important musical schools in Colombia. Its clearest predecessor was the School of Music for strings and piano founded by the Melendro and Sicard families, which led to the creation of the Coleg ... in 1906. He composed the famous Bunde of Tolima instrumental music to which Nicanor Velásquez added verses to create what is now the Hymn of the Tolima Department. References * Miller, Terry, and Sean Williams. Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 4). 4. Routledge; Har/Com edition (April 1998), 1998. Print. 1878 births 1937 deaths Colombian musicians {{Colombia-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spain transitioned into a democracy. During this time period, Spain was officially known as the Spanish State (). The nature of the regime evolved and changed during its existence. Months after the start of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936, Franco emerged as the dominant rebel military leader and was proclaimed head of state on 1 October 1936, ruling a dictatorship over the territory controlled by the Nationalist faction. The 1937 Unification Decree, which merged all parties supporting the rebel side, led to Nationalist Spain becoming a single-party regime under the FET y de las JONS. The end of the war in 1939 brought the extension of the Franco rule to the whole country and the exile of Republican institutions. The Francoist dictatorshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lope De Vega
Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio ( , ; 25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature. His reputation in the world of Spanish literature is second only to that of Miguel de Cervantes, while the sheer volume of his literary output is unequalled, making him one of the most prolific authors in the history of literature. He was nicknamed "The Phoenix of Wits" and "Monster of Nature" (in es , Fénix de los Ingenios , links=no, ) by Cervantes because of his prolific nature. Lope de Vega renewed the Spanish theatre at a time when it was starting to become a mass cultural phenomenon. He defined its key characteristics, and along with Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molina, took Spanish Baroque theatre to its greatest heights. Because of the insight, depth and ease of his plays, he is regarded as one of the greatest dramatists in Western literature, his plays still being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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